Genesis 18:3

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““My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.”

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BSBPD

““My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and said, My lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he saith, `My Lord, if, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, do not, I pray thee, pass on from thy servant;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 18:3 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 32:5I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and maidservants. I have sent this message to inform my master, so that I may find favor in your sight.’”
  2. Judges 6:18Please do not depart from this place until I return to You. Let me bring my offering and set it before You.” And the LORD said, “I will stay until you return.”
  3. Judges 6:19So Gideon went in and prepared a young goat and unleavened bread and an ephah of flour. He placed the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot and brought them out to present to Him under the oak.
  4. Judges 6:20And the angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened bread, lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth.” And Gideon did so.

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